Tuttle Park Lower Field Improvements
Columbus, Ohio
WHY
Tuttle Park is located just to the north of the Ohio State University Campus. The existing park includes several baseball fields, a basketball court, and a shelter that are underutilized and deteriorating. The City of Columbus desires to renovate the park to include uses which will be more effectively utilized by neighborhood residents. New uses will include a skatepark, shelter, event lawn, and dedicated cricket field. The goal is to encourage a sense of ownership through the addition of amenities which are more fitting of area demographics. Additionally, the park includes several historic and public art elements and the City desires to utilize these elements as inspiration for a signage and wayfinding system.
HOW
Designing Local is leading this project with a group of sub-consultants that includes environmental graphic designers, civil, structural and electrical engineers, and a skatepark designer. Designing Local facilitated several public workshops and the results has informed the final design program and various design elements of the park. The skatepark portion of the project scope includes a strategy to deliver the project through a design/build bidding mechanism.
WHAT
Technical design for the project is complete and the project is now in the construction stage. The park opened in fall 2021.
RECOGNITION
2024 ASLA Honor Award, Design-Constructed
